New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-25
OHEERS FOR OLD PRINCETON.
ANNUAL DINNER OF THE CITY ALUMNI.


Princeton has still q good sth Presbyterian back
bone and alone OF all the COLLEGES ventures to enven
the dull Lenten season each wear with . big. Jolly
dinner. The old Alumni Association hero gave ten
dinners at Deimonico's and then went to pieces
The new Princeton Club, which came out OF It's as
bandment took fresh start last night at the Hotel
Brunswick. The club gave the dinner nominally, ous
ulumni of the college from the whole neighborhood
and even from the moro distant NewJersey towns
were on hand In greater numbers than ever: hpVus
24O members and guests sat down last nignS ~ tp m
crowded taoes in the Brunswck's big dining hall Al
the Glasses from 1850 down. seemed to be plenriuy
re,resented Twenty-Five or thirty mon, TOO came
With them The giee club sang itself short Tinaea
with all the enoores from the graduates. UP ID inc
music gallery behind the black and orange gsust.
Prineete with bright faces and gay bonnets LII,
The big hall was decorated here and there WITH
blaok and orange bunting and two long strips 0,
ran the length Of the room bohind the presidents
chair The guests table stretched along the east wan
ct Q little elevation about the rest. Dr. Henry ..
Ssn Raa @ R:ss' Of ii. s1
II. He wore high black clerical vaistcoat n sna
white necktie Next to him the right WAS Pros,
was as gray and stop shouldered ever but grew
youthful rs the evening went on. Beyond him were
Edmund C. Wetmore, president OF the Harvard Ciuo
Henry f. Davis, OF 49, and Professor Johnston, OF
Princeton College On the other side OF President
Van Dyke were ChAuncey M. Depew president ,ss,,n,.cn. "
the Yale Alumni Association Professor wiIlnm m
OF the Port OF Philadelphia and J. Crosby Brown, Of
the Columbia College Alumni Association.
The tables the floor ran at right aRgeSs 20
on q plarard on the table cloth. or some floral
piece with the figures worked IN; seventy r'sn
ton goal in recognition. presumably, OF its Champion
ship honors Among those at the various tables we.e
Coleman DraytSp William Ae9 rb SSi,sI Sepbner
Spencer 1rask, Leonard w. jerome. Edward \: DICK
enson, Logan c. Murray, DR.. Thomas n Markoe,
Gr ss Of HewJersey; Assistant District Attorney
Nicoll. John X. Cowen, Of Baltimore the Rev pr o
| J. MCPHERSON. of Chicago; w. d. Hornbowsr. Judge
Msyor William H. wickban, John farr, William
Rem-en, Robert G. Kemsen. Henry NJ. Cram Jonathan
Sturge,. Parke Goodwin Attorney-Gsnerai J 0,r
Stool ton OF New-Jersey Proiesso, Henry f. Osborn
Parker Handy. Professor William u. Scott, george y.
French, Oliver Hartman, Charles A. Mum. u. wayne
Parker, Frederot B. Van Worst Henry e Pines; pa
College; George w. Forsyth. the Rev. Richard d.
Harlan. DR.. s. Beach Jcnes DR.. David Magee, Adrian
H. Jolinc the Rey Jams Parton, OF " Ar,%
James G. Bayes president of the Board OF Health
and Henry G. Maryland .
After the Glee Club had sung at length what wonid
happen to the Tho dill not divide up on Aicook
porous plastcrs highly recommended by Jim Ronip-
SON for over 100 year. tue trainer Of the champion
football team OF tho world PRESIDENT van Dyke
raped for order and said:
Of the ere.est 81 This w 0GS h
spe' en- Iausher in snch Mr. Dcpcw who scribbIng
Tor the reporters had 10 Join am ke The tramp TS
use natural gas said tho woman wS IL y." sve ,g
iiarvaid Yale and Princeton iner few Iinngg They
ser.e IN tho main points Of ,neaon IN ns oot ,nr 1e
bey enlargement Of tho mind loyalty OF heart ana
We belong TO her because these three things
pr. . @ hsr work al 51S1sh Thefc are some roope
WHO think that Princeton rCting on TO, fast Laughter
her may =
from here Yet Princeton a. think - truly
ng TO stick let Others follow out the
9Sws Sans We opo. T., .eni our sous there cur
become thus aens OF grace aud hope OF glory
Dr. McCosh WAS then introduced ns the grand ola
righteousness" lie bad 10 walt for half dozen rounds
cheers ~ die before he could say anything Ihen
he spoke. In part, thus;
very abe man. frlcnd OF Princeton said to me tho other
dav Your college Ia. advanced 80 far thai u must either
sith yAio sink to be 900 colleges 10
America mean 70 occnpy low N stang T.a' ,n
a' s acne sa ans s. % & a our she. and rs@ue
s sG sa us every srsJ Year ne% Sane TN no%
ssys I Iei me ms,a ,ho university studies Which
Sdes 70 90. P pn eosse s teach ali he sra"eRs
What community called learning IT, =, now divided in'
In ianruaf and Literature besides fsn aud Greek, Ger
man and fionc we have anoe, no, taught IN the
Old college have science OF language taught By
learned piees'or instruction 1. given IL san.ll sns1
tongues taught such ilerw syr and Arabe 70 thoe
any college Lectures given on all branches
In Scene" ssors teach all old departments with
their latest advances aud We add Tie new dSov.,e- 10 a
ematcs ASTRONOMY chomisry ply.'s palconoioSy com
paiaiivc anatomy snd biology. Appl-n'ol .,- ,,.,..
mg osoey s,cn"iosy and nhyso
osal ,hooss IN Higher L,,c. nearly Az ,s ,s' M,
Of history aud ,oooosy embracing econom' III
IL addition o Academic have Scientific school
WI, qP"a, o. rs@y s
School Of tngncecng lAPpllrse ". have srn1, o,
professor Of archaeology within tao last lev days we havs
from d. ~ C. Prime un,aIa''ei collection o. pottery
an an 9o A,am,. Among mora miscellaneous subjects
have had lcourcson Art by Dr waisten OF ambidse
. ,s ON FSther!es and Melsphysc peagoso,
aass, by ono Of or who ss large eSpcfsnoo
rcane Eoshies onI ordinary courses we have
iy ;'""fa' f r l y' AND eIs:
by which encourage 10 pursue coarses OF sny
.. o o ion 81 P a Doctor Of Lii
Doctor Of solence and Bach. Or OF pyn az
az s s s sSy Gi ' 5snsen a %
all ms h,y. s,"d S,r's,' w, Which s, iro%
aud OF university True. We have not nell
oniySr.iy which Is place Of learning aud paet
co. Co or , liz n,o al ITS rvas arsl
soiaaie AMI seal The whole and give ic,h ~ 1 ths
country. ixppisnseI
Professor Sloane and Henry +. Davis followed Then
came wctmoro for Harvard aud Mr. Depcw ior raIe.
Here an extract the president OF the YORK
CcniraIs witty speech:
distinction OF being the oLo college
which commencement. immediately acf mo
rcacs OF 1888 Washington and the Continental to-
ero.s all other colleges including my own guests
are welcome expensive. ON this occasion WASHINGTON
left NIFTY guneas aud from the Father OF his country 10 ny
sell the cordial Hospitality OF the college has so IS 10 aaS ont
that the adm had gone equip football team 70
FIGHT Yale faughrr Tho voeDt and energetic John
j. told story. chestnut at tho lat
and lmmcdiatol gave Dr. Mccosh f5O.oo ,iaushWtl
Tto Ohio deal has been the wonucr sun seru
lation aud country hen on STOCKS nave Eoo
M and whom have declined. ami fortunes nave uce
LOST 10y insie points Ia tho midst OF the naniu
fuuut cl agatci The markets OF both tho no" ann mo
OH friend. Mr. Garrett has visited IN ms ptvse
car alma mailer. Tho president ana faculty
called on him them. and departing he eita
~ check with President Mctosh Tor rbceons arr
cordial invitation
chief retired from Tho great railway system o no"
MANAGES and controls. ILaugcr and APPLAUSE III ~ nN
dent College Is thj mysterious parry VINO hss
this Laughtor In amy event IL Is we ony
or who has as yet received hvueha Oh
ibc deal Laughter
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